Pulverizer for granulated materials



June 1, 1948. R, v s 2,442,486

PULVERIZER FOR GRANULATED MATERIALS Filed July 2, 1946 INVENTOR.v ROY D. EV ERS ATTORNEY Patented June 1, 1948 PULVERIZER FOR GRANULATED MATERIALS Roy D. Evers, Eugene, reg., assignor of onefourth to Helga R. Swanson and one-fourth to Walter H. Swanson Application July 2, 1946, Serial No. 680,947

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for pulverizing granulated materials and particularly salt, sugar and so forth in shakers and the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device that can be easily inserted in a shaker container that will have a weighted body oscillating back and forth within the container when the same is being used, as for instance in salt shakers when the container is being shaken the weighted body will move inside the shaker striking against the granulated material, breaking up the lumps and so forth that may be generated therein. 7

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the drawings, specifications and claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a shaker having my new and improved pulverizer located therein.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of a shaker with the lid removed and my new and improved pulverizer device being installed therein.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the pulverizer removed from the shaker.

In the drawings:

My invention consists of a pulverizer generally indicated at I. The device consists of a shaft 2 having end pieces 3 and 4, preferably made from spring material, said end pieces being securely attached to the shaft 2 at 5 by any suitable fastening means.

Slidably mounted to the shaft 2 is a ball or body 9, said ball moving freely along the bar, as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 1. The device is inserted within a shaker I, which may hold salt, sugar and so forth. The end pieces 3 and 4 are bent, as illustrated at 8 in Figure 2, and inserted through the mouth 9 of the shaker.

When the device is located Within the shaker the end pieces 3 and 4 maintains the shaft 2 centrally of the shaker.

In operation the ball or body 6 slides along the shaft 2 when the shaker is being used breaking up the lumps of granulated material contained in the shaker.

"I do not wish to be limited to the exact mechanical structure as illustrated and described, as other mechanical equivalents may be substituted still coming within the scope of my claims.

What I claim as new is:

1. A pulverizer for granulated materials in a dispensing container having a filling or discharge opening therein, said pulverizer comprising a shaft of a length not greater than the length of interior of the container, means on each end of the shaft and transverse the axes thereof to substantially span the width of the interior of the container to maintain the shaft centrally of the container, said means being compressible to permit their deformation for passage through the container opening, and a weighted body freely slidable on said shaft for movement therealong when the container is tilted or shaken said body having a diameter substantially less than the width of the container and less than the diameter of the container opening for free passage therethrough to permit insertion into the container.

A pulverizer for granulated materials in a dispensing container having a filling or discharge opening therein, said pulverizer comprising a shaft of a length not greater than the length of interior of the container, cross-bars centrally fixed on each end of the shaft and transverse the axis thereof, said cross-bars being of a length to substantially span the width of the interior of the container and contact the walls thereof to maintain the shaft centrally of the container, said cross-bars being in the form of spring strips to permit their deformation for passage through the container opening, and a weighted body freely slidable on said shaft for movement therealong when the container is tilted or shaken said body Number REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date White Dec. 25, 1877 Taylor June 20, 1899 Wilson Jan. 11, 1910 Eccleston et al. July 11, 1916 Schwarz Oct. 17, 1933 

